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The Printing Press & the Protestant Reformation
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Printing Press & the Protestant Reformation

The printing press, credited to the German inventor and printer Johannes Gutenberg (l. c. 1398-1468) in the 1450s, became the single most important factor in the success of the Protestant Reformation by providing the means for widespread...
Parisian Salons & the Enlightenment
Article by Mark Cartwright

Parisian Salons & the Enlightenment

The salon was a notably French cultural event, a private social gathering where a mixture of guests openly discussed art, literature, philosophy, music, and politics. Salons were particularly but not exclusively associated with Paris and...
La Rochelle, a Protestant Stronghold of the French Reformation
Article by Stephen M Davis

La Rochelle, a Protestant Stronghold of the French Reformation

La Rochelle emerged early in the French Reformation as a Protestant political and military center. The city's fortifications withstood repeated sieges over the years. In 1627, La Rochelle was besieged by Cardinal Richelieu (l. 1585-1642...
Pizan's The Status of Women & the Reformation
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Pizan's The Status of Women & the Reformation

The Book of the City of the Ladies (1405) by Christine de Pizan (l. 1364 - c. 1430) is considered by many scholars to be the first work of feminist literature, predating A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) by Mary Wollstonecraft by...
Pytheas
Image by Jeanne Menjoulet

Pytheas

Statue of Greek traveller, Pytheas. Marseille, Palais de la Bourse
Hephaestion Votive
Image by Jeanne Reames

Hephaestion Votive

Votive statue to the "Hero Hephaestion" dated to the last quarter of the 4th century CE, found in Pella. Picture taken from Thessaloniki Museum
The Mongolian Steppe
Image by Jeanne Menjoulet

The Mongolian Steppe

A panoramic view of the Mongolian Steppe.
Alexander the Great (Head)
Image by Jeanne Reames

Alexander the Great (Head)

The sculpture is considered to be Alexander at 18, made when he visited Athens after the battle of Chaeronea in 358 CE. Taken at the Acropolis Museum in Athens
Women of the Protestant Reformation
Collection by Joshua J. Mark

Women of the Protestant Reformation

The contributions of women to the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) were frequently marginalized in the past but have gained wider recognition in the present era. Many women played important roles in spreading the new vision of Christianity...
Joan of Arc by John Everett Millais
Image by John Everett Millais

Joan of Arc by John Everett Millais

Painting depicting Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d'Arc. Painted by John Everett Millais in 1865, oil on canvas.
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